Review Article

Compression of the Fourth Ventricle Using a Craniosacral Osteopathic Technique: A Systematic Review of the Clinical Evidence

Table 4

Summary of critical appraisal scores of the included studies (Downs and Black checklist).

StudyCardoso-de-Mello-e-Mello-Ribeiro et al., 2015 [6]Cutler et al., 2005 [12]Hanten et al., 1999 [11]Miana et al., 2013 [2]Milnes and Moran, 2007 [14]Nelson et al., 2006 [15]

1ReportingYYYYYY
2YYYYYY
3YYYYYY
4YYYYYY
5NNYNNN
6YYYYYY
7YYYYYY
8NYNNUY
9NYYNYY
10YYYYYY

11External validityYUUYYY
12UUNUNU
13UYUUNY
14YYYYYY
15YYYYYY
16YYYYYY
17YYYYYY
18YYYYYY
19YYYYUY
20YYYYYY
21YUYUYY

22ConfoundingUNUUUY
23UNUUUY
24UNYUUY
25YUYUUN
26YYYYYY

27ā€‰YYYYYY

Total191921171824

Y: yes; N: no; U: unable to be determined.